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Puerto Rico's delegates called for the island to become a U.S. state. Here's the context
The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Delegates from Puerto Rico referred to the island territory as "the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the next state …